020 另一条密道

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The sun rose, and the children were no longer statues

太阳升起，孩子们不再是雕像了。

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They were standing knee-deep in brambles and grass

他们站在齐膝深的荆棘和草丛中。

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The lawn, the marble steps, and the pool had disappeared

草坪、大理石台阶和水池都不见了。

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It was very cold

天气非常寒冷。

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" We're on the island," said Mabel

“我们是在岛上。”梅布尔说。

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" But we can't swim anymore

“但我们不能再游泳了。

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We're stuck here."

我们被困在这里了。”

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" Isn't there a boat somewhere?" Jimmy asked

“附近不是有艘船吗？”吉米问。

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" No." Mabel shivered

“没有。”梅布尔打了个寒颤。

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" There must be something we can do," said Gerald

“我们一定可以做点什么。”杰拉尔德说。

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" The ring!" cried Mabel

“戒指！”梅布尔叫道。

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" We can wish ourselves home

“我们可以许愿让自己回家。

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Do you have the ring, Kathleen?"

戒指在你那里吗，凯瑟琳？”

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Kathleen shook her head

凯瑟琳摇了摇头。

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" Psyche wanted to see it so I gave it to her

“赛琪想看，所以我把戒指给她了。

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It's probably still on her finger!"

它很可能还在她的手指上！”

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Everyone tried not to be angry with Kathleen

每个人都尽量不生凯瑟琳的气。

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But everyone was upset

但大家心里都很沮丧。

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" Maybe we can find Psyche's statue and get the ring back," said Gerald

“也许我们可以找到赛琪的雕像，把戒指拿回来，”杰拉尔德说。

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" I've never seen that statue," said Mabel

“我从没见过那座雕像，”梅布尔说。

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Kathleen sniffled

凯瑟琳吸了吸鼻子。

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She was about to cry

她快要哭出来了。

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" Why don't we explore the island," said Gerald

“我们为什么不探索一下这个小岛呢，”杰拉尔德说。

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" Maybe we'll find a boat."

“也许我们能找到一艘船。”

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None of them believed that they'd find a boat

他们谁也不相信能找到船。

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But they set off to explore the island anyway

但他们还是出发去探索小岛了。

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They were all miserable

他们都很难受。

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The brambles scratched Mabel's bare feet and legs

荆棘划伤了梅布尔的赤脚和腿。

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She had left her shoes and stockings on the mainland

她把鞋子和长袜忘在对岸了。

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" Come on, everybody, cheer up," said Gerald

“来吧，大家振作起来，”杰拉尔德说。

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" We'll get out of here."

“我们会离开这里的。”

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Suddenly he stumbled and disappeared with a yell

突然，他绊了一跤，大叫一声后消失了踪影。

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Mabel nearly fell too

梅布尔也差点摔倒。

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Right in front of her was a flight of moss-covered steps

就在她面前，有一段长满青苔的台阶。

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" Gerald, are you hurt?" she called down the steps

“杰拉尔德，你受伤了吗？”她朝台阶下喊道。

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" A little," he said." But I found a passage."

“有一点儿，”他说，“但我找到了一条通道。”

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" There's always a passage in this place," said Jimmy

“这地方总有一条通道，”吉米说。

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" I forgot about that passage!" declared Mabel

“我忘了那条通道！”梅布尔大声说。

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" It goes under the water and comes out at the Temple of Flora!

“它穿过水下，出口就在弗洛拉神庙！

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Maybe it even goes past the place where the Ugly-Wugly found his good hotel."

说不定它还经过丑丑怪找到那家好旅馆的地方呢。”

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" I'm not going down there in the dark," said Kathleen

“我不要在黑暗中走下去，”凯瑟琳说。

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Gerald came back up the steps

杰拉尔德走回到台阶上。

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" Maybe there's a secret spring."

“也许有个秘密机关。”

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Then Gerald led the way down the steps

接着，杰拉尔德带路走下台阶。

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He held Kathleen's hand so she wouldn't feel afraid

他握住凯瑟琳的手，这样她就不会害怕了。

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The steps led to a passage, which took a turn

台阶通向一条通道，那通道拐了个弯。

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Then there were more steps

然后又是更多的台阶。

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These led to a straight, clean, marble passage

这些台阶通向一条笔直、干净的大理石通道。

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Suddenly the children found themselves in a great hall

孩子们突然发现自己身处一座宏大的厅堂里。

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The room was filled with light

房间里充满了光亮。

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And each one of them noticed something different in the arches around the room

他们每个人都注意到房间周围的拱门里有些不同的东西。

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There was a ship at sea

有一艘船在海上。

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A king on his throne

一个国王坐在他的宝座上。

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The Ugly-Wugly sitting happily in front of a good hotel

丑八怪开心地坐在一家好旅馆前面。

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" Oh, I'm glad we came!" said Kathleen

“哦，我真高兴我们来了！”凯瑟琳说。

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They walked slowly through the hall

他们慢慢地穿过厅堂。

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At the end of the hall, they saw the source of the light:

在厅堂的尽头，他们看到了光亮的源头：

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the statue of Psyche

普赛克雕像。

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On its hand was the ring

它的手上戴着那枚指环。

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" I hope you don't mind," Gerald said to the statue

“希望你别介意，”杰拉尔德对雕像说。

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He removed the ring very gently

他非常轻柔地取下指环。

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They passed Psyche and entered a dark, twisting passage

他们走过普赛克，进入一条黑暗、蜿蜒的通道。

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" Give me the ring, Gerald," said Kathleen

“把指环给我，杰拉尔德，”凯瑟琳说。

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" I know what to say."

“我知道该说什么。”

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Gerald handed it to her reluctantly

杰拉尔德不情愿地把它递给她。

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" I wish," she said slowly," that no one at home will know we've been out tonight

“我希望，”她慢慢地说，“家里人不会知道我们今晚出来过。

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I wish we were safe in our own beds and asleep."

我希望我们平平安安地待在自己床上睡着了。”

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And that is exactly what happened next

接下来发生的事正是这样。